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and the birth is registered in Zimbabwe in accordance with the law relating to the registration of
births.
(2) Subsection (1) does not affect a person’s right to citizenship by birth under section 3.2.
3.4 Citizenship by registration
(1) Any person who has been married to a Zimbabwean citizen for at least five years,
whether before or after the effective date, and who satisfies the conditions prescribed by an Act
of Parliament, is entitled, on application, to be registered as a Zimbabwean citizen.
(2) Any person who has been continuously and lawfully resident in Zimbabwe for at least
ten years, whether before or after the effective date, and who satisfies the conditions prescribed
by an Act of Parliament, is entitled, on application, to be registered as a Zimbabwean citizen.
(3) A child who is not a Zimbabwean citizen, but is adopted by a Zimbabwean citizen,
whether before or after the effective date, is entitled, on application, to be registered as a
Zimbabwean citizen.
3.5 Revocation of citizenship
(1) Zimbabwean citizenship by registration may be revoked if—
(a) the person concerned acquired the citizenship by fraud, false representation or
concealment of a material fact; or
(b) during a war in which Zimbabwe was engaged, the person concerned unlawfully
traded or communicated with an enemy or was engaged in or associated with any
business that was knowingly carried on so as to assist an enemy in that war.
(2) Zimbabwean citizenship by birth acquired under section 3.2(2) may be revoked if––
(a) the citizenship was acquired by fraud, false representation or concealment of a material
fact by any person; or
(b) the person’s nationality or parentage becomes known, and reveals that the person was
a citizen of another country.
(3) Zimbabwean citizenship must not be revoked under this section if the person would be
rendered stateless.
3.6 Retention of citizenship despite marriage or dissolution of marriage
Zimbabwean citizenship is not lost through marriage or the dissolution of marriage.
3.7 Citizenship and Immigration Board
An Act of Parliament must provide for the establishment of a Citizenship and Immigration
Board consisting of a chairperson and at least two other members, appointed by the President, to
be responsible for—
(a) granting and revoking citizenship by registration;
(b) permitting persons, other than citizens, to reside and work in Zimbabwe, and fixing the
terms and conditions under which they may so reside and work;
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